PETALING JAYA: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has denied being a dictator during his previous 22-year stint as premier, saying he had tried to bridge the gap between the haves and the have-nots.
The Prime Minister said this during an exclusive interview with US broadcaster CNN in response to a question about whether a “strong man” was needed to raise an emerging country into developed nation status.
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